Crossbones Graveyard
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GENERAL INFORMATION
All that remains of an unconsecrated burial site where London’s poorest paupers were laid to rest, now a shrine to “the Outcast Dead” and a volunteer-led garden of remembrance.
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The graveyard holds a vigil at 7pm on the 23rd day of each month. There is an Order of Service template on the Crossbones website if you wish to attend and want to prepare for the ceremony.

Medieval prostitute cemetery.
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One of the area’s more unconventional sights is this unconsecrated post-medieval burial ground.
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This peaceful, if slightly ramshackle garden sits on a site known as Crossbones, an unconsecrated burial ground where those living on the margins of society were buried until 1853
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Address: London, England SE1 1SD
Website: http://crossbones.org.uk/
Phone: +44 20 7403 3393
Hours: Closed (Opens at 12:00pm)
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Insider Tip
The graveyard holds a vigil at 7pm on the 23rd day of each month. There is an Order of Service template on the Crossbones website if you wish to attend and want to prepare for the ceremony.
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